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. >> reporter: thompson's killer escaped after the attack, and in this taliban video, is shown being given a hero's welcome. now, the men, who trust each other with their lives, wrestle with betrayal. >> there were comments that we we don't trust them, we don't want to be around them, we don't want to have to partner with them anymore. but to overcome that, we have to look at it as a mission. >> reporter: but for the troops, there is worry. uneasiness is part of the mission now. and will be until the last american troops leave afghanistan in 2014. >> i hope that's bread and not an ied. >> reporter: the sound of a little test fire catches everyone's ear. hardened warriors on edge over those insider attacks. >> and our mike boettcher is here right now. so, mike, what are they saying about 27 more months until the drawdown, the year ahead? >> reporter: well, bottom line is, they don't want the last 11 years to be for nothing, so, they press on to honor the fallen. but this next year, the most critical of all. >> so, they are at war, this next year, in a whole new way. >> reporter: with
. >> reporter: thompson's killer escaped after the attack, and in this taliban video, is shown being given a hero's welcome. now, the men, who trust each other with their lives, wrestle with betrayal. >> there were comments that we we don't trust them, we don't want to be around them, we don't want to have to partner with them anymore. but to overcome that, we have to look at it as a mission. >> reporter: but for the troops, there is worry. uneasiness is part of the mission...
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it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a definite possibility as we move forward. >> david, a quick question about the debates now three days away. right now the latest gallup poll shows the president with the six-point lead. less than six weeks to go until election day. historically, how much impact do these debates have on elections? >> well, they can have a lot of impact. it's a high-profile moment, tens of millions of people watching. as you look at the national number and you look at the spread and you look he battleground state, on the order of seven points that mitt romney has to make up, it's a lot of ground to try to move if you
it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a...
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a new report from stanford, the actual targets were taliban and al qaeda militants, most of them low-level operatives. >> it reaches damning conclusions about the cia drone program. they say it is counterproductive and damaging, killing very few senior leaders and terrorizing an entire community in the process. senior militants account for an estimated 2% of drone victims, but they paint a picture of the entire community living in paralyzing fear, men, women and children looking at the skies overhead, wondering when death is going to come raining down. many people are too afraid to attend the gatherings. they say some parents are afraid to send their children to school or the children are too traumatized to go. one worker compared the level of fear with the fear in new york after 9/11. it also highlights the risk to rescue workers. that means those that go to give assistance after a strike can be killed themselves. the majority of those killed are believed to be suspected militants, but independent researchers say that several hundred civilians are also counted among the dead. officials sa
a new report from stanford, the actual targets were taliban and al qaeda militants, most of them low-level operatives. >> it reaches damning conclusions about the cia drone program. they say it is counterproductive and damaging, killing very few senior leaders and terrorizing an entire community in the process. senior militants account for an estimated 2% of drone victims, but they paint a picture of the entire community living in paralyzing fear, men, women and children looking at the...
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it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afghan soldiers advance closer to the taliban. but as soon as he goes in the house, an explosion, but it was not a bomb. the afghan soldiers u.s. allies fired an rpg, without warning. it knocked him down, but he is okay. >> came through the doorway, got thrown on my butt,
it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it...
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the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in manhattan. then trained the scuba divers for the nypd. then a sergeant down there in efforts.rked in the rescue he loved training cops anywhere which is what he was doing back in afghanistan as a contractor. >> john miller, thank you very much. now to presidential politics. the first debate is coming up on wednesday. usually both sides try to lower expectations for their candidates, that's what president obama did on sunday. but one of mitt romney's leading supporters had a different view. >> know folks in the media are speculating already who will have the best
the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in...
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the taliban denies recruiting children as suicide bombers. the facts tell a very different story. authorities say just a few days ago a 10-year-old orphan boy managed to escape from insurgents who were going to make him wear a suicide vest so he could blow himself up in front of coalition troops. rujallah has a 4-year-old son who he says he loves and misses very much. when i asked him how he'd feel if his child was used as a suicide bomber, he tells me -- "if he wants to be a suicide bomber when he gets older, well, then, no one can stop him. if he follows islam and does it for islam, then that's a good thing." at times he speaks with hatred in his eyes, and then there are moments when he smiles explaining this is all a test from god. "our real life starts after doomsday, so this is not our real life. this world is a paradise for pagans and a hell for muslims. we just need to be patient." the afghan intelligence service and armed forces say they have foiled dozens of attacks in recent months. and while that's an encouraging sign, rujallah says there are thousands of others just li
the taliban denies recruiting children as suicide bombers. the facts tell a very different story. authorities say just a few days ago a 10-year-old orphan boy managed to escape from insurgents who were going to make him wear a suicide vest so he could blow himself up in front of coalition troops. rujallah has a 4-year-old son who he says he loves and misses very much. when i asked him how he'd feel if his child was used as a suicide bomber, he tells me -- "if he wants to be a suicide...
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the taliban claimed responsibility. in addition to those suicide attacks, there has been a surge in attacks by afghans turning their weapons on the americans who have been training them, and working with them. some americans are going into the war zone, even now, even with those rising risks. tonight, a story of an entire family deploying. >> reporter: dinnertime means family time at the skillman household. from who's chopping to who's stirring. to who is sitting around the table and who soon won't. how hard is this for your family? >> not real sure. i don't really think about it. >> reporter: a grandfather to three girls, his other title is master sergeant dan skillman, u.s. army reserves. he deploys to afghanistan in just weeks with his wife, master sergeant lola skillman and their oldest son, james, a sergeant. husband, wife and son will be gone nine months as reserve support at kandahar. despite the 29 years that lola has served, this will be her first time deployed to a war zone. are you scared at all? >> yes. some
the taliban claimed responsibility. in addition to those suicide attacks, there has been a surge in attacks by afghans turning their weapons on the americans who have been training them, and working with them. some americans are going into the war zone, even now, even with those rising risks. tonight, a story of an entire family deploying. >> reporter: dinnertime means family time at the skillman household. from who's chopping to who's stirring. to who is sitting around the table and who...
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the taliban claimed responsibility for the blast which came a day after the u.s. death toll in afghanistan reached 2000. >>> the supreme court court refused to consider an appeal by a unit of bank of america on a ruling that allowed black brokers who accused it of bias to pursue a lawsuit at as a class action. they were accused of diverting blacks to clerical positions and giving accounts to white brokers. >>> researchers at the university of british columbia that global warming will reduce the size of 600 species of fish by 2050. they say warmer oceans will reduce the amount of oxygen in the water. those are the headlines on the fox business network. back to ashley and tracy. take it away guys. tracy: lauren green, thank you. not sure who is losing oxygen in that story. ashley: take a deep breath. that's all i can say. new numbers from europe showing the labor market is showing no signs of improvement the unemployment rate held to a 11.4% in august. another 134,000 people were out of work and leaving 18.2 million people unemployed. that is the highest level since
the taliban claimed responsibility for the blast which came a day after the u.s. death toll in afghanistan reached 2000. >>> the supreme court court refused to consider an appeal by a unit of bank of america on a ruling that allowed black brokers who accused it of bias to pursue a lawsuit at as a class action. they were accused of diverting blacks to clerical positions and giving accounts to white brokers. >>> researchers at the university of british columbia that global...
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of terrorism in britain somehow ending by being the afghanistan if we say to the taliban why are you killing our soldiers when they say well we've killed all your soldiers we're coming over to newport and to cardiff and look into we're going to blow up your streets no interest in that the rule reason the taliban is a killing british soldiers is because we are the foreigners we're the in for bills with the for the rainy and we're occupying by force of arms their country it's this sacred religious duty to kill us if we're not there they don't kill us i mean to for the simple argument to understand so what you're saying is that pulling out of afghanistan right now wouldn't affect the security situation in the rest of the world nor not not in the slightest there's security threats they come from pakistan they come from the yemen big come from somalia i mean they come from bradford we have a an attack by al qaeda that was from english people brought up in england is it not there better to have the us as friends rather than enemies what kind of message would leaving now send to america whi
of terrorism in britain somehow ending by being the afghanistan if we say to the taliban why are you killing our soldiers when they say well we've killed all your soldiers we're coming over to newport and to cardiff and look into we're going to blow up your streets no interest in that the rule reason the taliban is a killing british soldiers is because we are the foreigners we're the in for bills with the for the rainy and we're occupying by force of arms their country it's this sacred...
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abandoning hopes for taliban peace deal. the times reports american officials are giving up on what was once a critical component of their it strategy in afghanistan. they are opting for far less ambitious plan that would have the afghans work out a deal among themselves once troops withdraw by 2014. chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been covering this for nearly 11 years and filed this report. >> reporter: this woman is about to die executed for adultery. the man she was with got off scot-free. the taliban recently filmed this video of their justice and to say they are making a comeback. some 30 miles away, we saw few signs of what the u.s. would consider progress in afghanistan and no evidence that the american plan to hand over to a credible, stable afghan government will work. these village elders tell me once u.s. troops leave, a civil war will begin and u.s.-trained afghan forces will not be able to stop it. >> are you preparing for this fight? are you already stockpiling weapons and ammunition and getting
abandoning hopes for taliban peace deal. the times reports american officials are giving up on what was once a critical component of their it strategy in afghanistan. they are opting for far less ambitious plan that would have the afghans work out a deal among themselves once troops withdraw by 2014. chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been covering this for nearly 11 years and filed this report. >> reporter: this woman is about to die executed for adultery. the man she was with...
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their bolton says: "the green on likely to incrrase as the debate for the wittdrawal draws closer the taliban attacks if anything may diminish... why should the taliian take risks when they know we're leaaing it's moor for the afghan national army personnel who want to show defense seeretary leon panetta says the talibbn is trying to undermine our trustt in afghan security ffrces. and the chairmmn of the joint chiefs of staff says that strategy won't work dempsey says: "one afghan army commander told me, insider attacks are an affront to their honor at oods wwth their culture ann thhir faith. as for us we're adaptiig to that's what professional militaries doo"doocy says: "the number of deaths from insider attacks has risen dramatically. from 20 two years agg. to 35 last year. and 53 this yyar...so far. even as both sides re working harddto stoo them. ith americcns beefinggup security on joint missions. and afghans amping up background checks on recruits. n washinggon, peter doocc, fox news." ,3 advice for students and parents getting eady for the maximize yourrchances of getting into the scho
their bolton says: "the green on likely to incrrase as the debate for the wittdrawal draws closer the taliban attacks if anything may diminish... why should the taliian take risks when they know we're leaaing it's moor for the afghan national army personnel who want to show defense seeretary leon panetta says the talibbn is trying to undermine our trustt in afghan security ffrces. and the chairmmn of the joint chiefs of staff says that strategy won't work dempsey says: "one afghan...
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at war with the taliban. that is a war. when our ambassador gets killed in a consulate, that is a terrorist attack. there is a big difference. >> bob: you think the explosive devices -- >> eric: my point is -- >> bob: -- not a terrorist attack? >> eric: the day after ambassador stevens and three others were killed, president obama gets on the plane and campaign stop in vegas is different from the other 2,002 people who died in afghanistan in the last 11 years. >> bob: you are suggesting we're not at war -- >> eric: he should have stayed home and met with the intel people. >> dana: definition of war in uniform versus the terrorist attack of civilians there is a difference there. andrea, i want your take because senator mccain talked about this strange, bizarre discrepancy between what the administration knew about the intel and what they said to the american people. and now how it was self-evident and trying to muddy the waters. i don't think they will get away with it, especially when it comes to oversight from congress. se
at war with the taliban. that is a war. when our ambassador gets killed in a consulate, that is a terrorist attack. there is a big difference. >> bob: you think the explosive devices -- >> eric: my point is -- >> bob: -- not a terrorist attack? >> eric: the day after ambassador stevens and three others were killed, president obama gets on the plane and campaign stop in vegas is different from the other 2,002 people who died in afghanistan in the last 11 years. >>...
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the mexican navy caught ivan velazquez caballero, also known as "el taliban", along with two associates yesterday. this morning, mexican authorities paraded him before the media, wearing a bulletproof vest. caballero leads a faction of the powerful zetas cartel. he's the third cartel leader to be captured this month. territorial disputes between the zetas and gulf cartels have led to widespread violence in northern mexico in recent weeks. the u.s. army paused today for mandatory suicide prevention training. record high rates prompted the army-wide initiative. the number of suicides among service members each year has nearly doubled since 2005. and from june to july of this year the number of suicides outpaced combat deaths of active-duty soldiers. the last stand-down training for suicide prevention was in 2009. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: the state department is temporarily withdrawing more staff from the u.s. embassy in tripoli, libya for what it called security reasons, according to a department official in new york. meanwhile, the obama adm
the mexican navy caught ivan velazquez caballero, also known as "el taliban", along with two associates yesterday. this morning, mexican authorities paraded him before the media, wearing a bulletproof vest. caballero leads a faction of the powerful zetas cartel. he's the third cartel leader to be captured this month. territorial disputes between the zetas and gulf cartels have led to widespread violence in northern mexico in recent weeks. the u.s. army paused today for mandatory...
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they don't know if they need to turn their war to the taliban or to the afghan government. what we do see is an uneasiness among the afghans in the province. >> that's nbc nightly news for this sunday, a reminder, our special coverage in this region. remember "at the brink" continues all week long. thanks for watching and good night.
they don't know if they need to turn their war to the taliban or to the afghan government. what we do see is an uneasiness among the afghans in the province. >> that's nbc nightly news for this sunday, a reminder, our special coverage in this region. remember "at the brink" continues all week long. thanks for watching and good night.
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afghan and nato foot patrol in eastern afghanistan killed at least fourteen people and injured dozens taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the blast man on a motor. with explosives ran into the security patrol of a city of course the one hundred thousand strong coalition forces are due to pull out of the country by the end of twenty fourteen political analysts awkward cray she thinks the ongoing violence in afghanistan and surprising given is a foreign presence and flawed policy that. it's quite obvious that the united states military is leaving behind a new war faction or a new militia in afghanistan in addition to the dozens that already exist and i'm referring to the of gun national army at least parts of that are well trained by the us military and this national army is now turning against its benefactors its mentors afghan national army is is one of the blunders of the u.s. military in afghanistan in addition to. the mess that created in that country over the past decade three thousand american citizens died on nine eleven the u.s. military blunders resulted in an additional two
afghan and nato foot patrol in eastern afghanistan killed at least fourteen people and injured dozens taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the blast man on a motor. with explosives ran into the security patrol of a city of course the one hundred thousand strong coalition forces are due to pull out of the country by the end of twenty fourteen political analysts awkward cray she thinks the ongoing violence in afghanistan and surprising given is a foreign presence and flawed policy that....
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and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life expectancy for women is up a staggering 22 years. but this was never sold as a humanitarian mission. and the two main security goals toppling the taliban government and destroying al qaeda bases were both accomplished here a decade ago. and the cost, around $600 billion. $8 billion a month. and there are two more years to go. the afghan government of president hamid karzai washington helped put in place is widely considered one of the most corrupt in the world. the u.s. has helped train about 350,000 afghan security forces. the target number. but they're
and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life...
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so here's the data he was looking at in terms of what the taliban's momentum was when he made his decision to send the surge. what you're looking at there on the left is the calendar year. it's what the military in afghantan calls enemy initiated attacks. l yeofig afghanistan all have that general sort of pattern where it peaks in the summer and drops in the winter. that's what they call the fighting season in afghanistan. looking at that, see what the overall level was. that was the first calendar year esident obama was president. after lookingt those numbers he decided to d the rge. s lnghen heentore troops at the end of that year. now, three years later after the surge has ended, this is the level of attacks in this calendar year in 2012. so over2010 and 2010 during the surge, right, we endured this lel ofeninte- 'sinthe surg endured that level of enemy-initiated attacks. w after the surge, after all of that blood and treasure and sacrifice, we have a new level which is higher than when we started. ta that's for enemniitd he's t same number for executed ied attacks. so bombs in afghanis
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the any political settlement with the taliban any negotiated settlement. has hit a standstill over partisan politics back in washington and so we're winding down the war in afghanistan without a political settlement and i think that's why obama chose twenty fourteen as the pullout date because there's going to be a real real mess after the november elections i think you're absolutely right you have a new piece in the nation about what's happening in iraq the war that's supposed to be over what's the latest. i think it's more or less over but the conflict between. you know the majority shia government and the minority sunnis is still boiling and the sunni's are obviously involved in two wars one is an insurgency against the government in baghdad and the other is support for the sony's right over the border in syria and i noticed something last week one hundred sixty six lines down in the inside page of the new york times that said that there was a special forces unit operating in iraq i couldn't believe it i thought we were out of iraq i don't know how larg
the any political settlement with the taliban any negotiated settlement. has hit a standstill over partisan politics back in washington and so we're winding down the war in afghanistan without a political settlement and i think that's why obama chose twenty fourteen as the pullout date because there's going to be a real real mess after the november elections i think you're absolutely right you have a new piece in the nation about what's happening in iraq the war that's supposed to be over...
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they're trying to break the partnership apart, the taliban. jenna: would you take the troops and put them in libya and go after the people that murdered our ambassador? >> i would work with the libyan government and the libyan people to have a joint operation to go after the terrorists. in afghanistan i would tell the taliban, you will never come back in power through the use of force. we'll never let this place become a safe haven for terrorists. we'll withdraw a troops substantially but we'll leave a follow-on force behind. your days of hoping to take this country are over and those brave enough to help us will feel emboldened and those that don't will be driven out the region and deterred. we'll be judged not by the day we left afghanistan but what we left behind. i'm optimistic general allen has the right plan. the enemy gets a vote. they're trying to drive us out of the region. they're trying to undercut a new way of doing business in the middle east. why does it matter to us? if they win we'll never know a minute's peace. jenna: are we l
they're trying to break the partnership apart, the taliban. jenna: would you take the troops and put them in libya and go after the people that murdered our ambassador? >> i would work with the libyan government and the libyan people to have a joint operation to go after the terrorists. in afghanistan i would tell the taliban, you will never come back in power through the use of force. we'll never let this place become a safe haven for terrorists. we'll withdraw a troops substantially but...
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is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal amongst themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> the fresno bee reports 40 people were had hurt in the amtrak accident, big rig ran into the train with 169 passengers in california. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the c1 3 >>> new questions this morning after the border patrol shoots a young mother. her family wants answers. >> shots fired. it just -- it hurts my body just to think the way she felt. >> this morning, we'll look at the investigation. >>> and the nfl replacement refs were criticized and ridiculed. this one calls it a dream come true. what it was like at the center of the storm and why he wanted to take the field one more time. on "cbs this morning." only six degrees separate the body temperature of chocolate lovers from the melting point of chocolate. so when you take hershey's chocolate and add bubbles, it deliciously melts the moment
is abandoning hope for a taliban peace deal in afghanistan. now there's a more modest goal setting the stage for afghans to work out a deal amongst themselves after western forces leave the country. that's a big story. >>> the fresno bee reports 40 people were had hurt in the amtrak accident, big rig ran into the train with 169 passengers in california. two double decker cars and the engine were knocked off the c1 3 >>> new questions this morning after the border patrol shoots...
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so the taliban sat back and knew when we would leave. one of the reasons we have this green on blue violence in the insider attacks, we're asking service men and women to do more with less. we don't have enough on the ground to provide the force protection we need. and that's a shame. >> let us know on twitter, and what you think. and of course on our facebook page. did the president's claims add up or not? and now we want to go to tennessee where a college student nearly died after consuming large amounts of alcohol through a rather unconventional and disturbing way. an enema. the university of tennessee student was taken to the hospital in critical condition with a blood alcohol level over 4.0. tonight he's out of the hospital, but the university my cappa alpha fraternity has been suspended amid an investigation. our george howell is "outfront" tonight following an investigation. and george, i appreciate your taking the time. it's a really disturbing story, image, this happening. so what exactly went down? >> reporter: erin, these fact
so the taliban sat back and knew when we would leave. one of the reasons we have this green on blue violence in the insider attacks, we're asking service men and women to do more with less. we don't have enough on the ground to provide the force protection we need. and that's a shame. >> let us know on twitter, and what you think. and of course on our facebook page. did the president's claims add up or not? and now we want to go to tennessee where a college student nearly died after...
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marines accused of urinating on the bodies of dead taliban will be court- martialed. the incident became public in january after a video surfaced of four marines urinating on three dead men last july. the two marines were also charged with other misconduct. >>> solano county could lose money. officials say the budget cuts would severely effect travis air force base. they also say san diego county could lose the most. more than 100 -- rather $1 billion in cuts. right now lawmakers in washington, d.c. are considering an 18% cut to defense spending over the next 10 years. >>> a man accused of punching a san jose police officer in the face is punching several charges. police say it happened sunday amp when police responded to domestic violence calls. they say they found a man arguing with a woman trying to get inside the house. when police officers arrived that man allegedly punched the officer in the face. >>> well, the group home in the south bay is being sued over allegations of one of their staff members sexually abusing a child. emq's family first ignored a warning t
marines accused of urinating on the bodies of dead taliban will be court- martialed. the incident became public in january after a video surfaced of four marines urinating on three dead men last july. the two marines were also charged with other misconduct. >>> solano county could lose money. officials say the budget cuts would severely effect travis air force base. they also say san diego county could lose the most. more than 100 -- rather $1 billion in cuts. right now lawmakers in...
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most of what the taliban does inflicts casualties on their own countrymen. the good news is the united states is still here backing them up, as you just saw. alisyn: and, colonel north, quickly, we are hearing reports here in the states that military voting is way down in this election cycle. what are the troops saying to you in the field? >> i've done my own informal off the record polls out here, and roughly 50% of those who have asked for ballots have not yet received them. of course, the good news is, there is still time. the big question is, how many of those who asked for them will never get them, and if there are numbers who haven't asked for them, we've got to find out why. back to you. alisyn: colonel north, thank you so much for that story. >>> meanwhile, growing outrage back here at home over those reports that u.s. troops are not getting the voter assistance they need in the field. in virginia alone there was a 92% drop in absentee ballot requests by service members as of a couple of weeks ago. texas senator john cornyn says this is unacceptable,
most of what the taliban does inflicts casualties on their own countrymen. the good news is the united states is still here backing them up, as you just saw. alisyn: and, colonel north, quickly, we are hearing reports here in the states that military voting is way down in this election cycle. what are the troops saying to you in the field? >> i've done my own informal off the record polls out here, and roughly 50% of those who have asked for ballots have not yet received them. of course,...
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the taliban claiming responsibility. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in the shootout between afghans and american troops. >>> we're two days away from the first presidential debate. president obama's campaign trying to lower expectations by saying he is at the disadvantage. >> now challengers tend to do really well in debate. that's been moment we believed all along governor romney probably has more benefit out of this debate potentially than we do. >> gretchen: republican vp nominee paul ryan agrees and says mitt romney will show voters there is a clear choice. >> people will see is who is mitt romney? what kind a president will be and what are the choices i have? that, to me s what matters in this debate and alt debates, which is i know what president obama has done. i know all of these empty promise, broken promises. i know about the ugly stagnant economy. what is mitt romney and paul ryan offering? that's what we'll get out of wednesday. >> gretchen: the denver debate will focus on domestic pol
the taliban claiming responsibility. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in the shootout between afghans and american troops. >>> we're two days away from the first presidential debate. president obama's campaign trying to lower expectations by saying he is at the disadvantage. >> now challengers tend to do really well in debate. that's been moment we believed all along governor romney probably has more benefit out of this debate potentially than we do....
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meet a group of taliban fighters from the head connie network -- we meet a group of taliban fighters from the haqqani network. some of the deadliest attacks have been attributed to the group. >> it is our holy duty to fight against the invaders. as long as we live, we will fight to the death. >> the haqqani network belongs to the radical wing of the taliban. they reject peace negotiations and they demand the withdrawal of foreign troops. then its members say they're our will come -- say their hour will come. >> americans are defeated. they must be forced to leave this country immediately. >> the taliban fighters began to prepare for the next attack. >> get ready. we will take guns and missiles. >> instead of cell phones, they only use walkie-talkies so their movements cannot be tracked. they set off, prepared for their next battle. we have to switch off our camera. [gunfire] they know the power of propaganda, so they give us a video showing an assault on a military convoy. it shows the violence and bloodshed that has become part of daily life in afghanistan. from the northeast, we he
meet a group of taliban fighters from the head connie network -- we meet a group of taliban fighters from the haqqani network. some of the deadliest attacks have been attributed to the group. >> it is our holy duty to fight against the invaders. as long as we live, we will fight to the death. >> the haqqani network belongs to the radical wing of the taliban. they reject peace negotiations and they demand the withdrawal of foreign troops. then its members say they're our will come --...
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the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years? >> 300,000 afghan troops, local police, national police have been trained. the strategy to get these folks home is to turn it over to afghan troops. questions about readiness and supplies and that sort of thing. but are they fighting an enemy who has an organization -- are the taliban fragmented? are they the fighting force that they used to be? >> there are many groups. we all call them the taliban. there's different groups that fall under the umbrella of the taliban. right now the afghan security forces have an advantage. they have the upper hand because they have american fire power,
the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years?...
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. >> bill: some reason i think the taliban have been able to infiltrate. >> they feel the taliban has the power now. we're leaving and within a year, year or two, then the taliban still going to be there. so the taliban are just sitting back, wait 'til we leave, and -- >> bill: so you think at that some afghan troops are being >> i do.ed b >> bill: but usually the ones that attack americans are killed right away. so they have to be pretty devoted to the taliban to give up their lives. they take out two or three nato forces and they themselves are killed. >> look at suicide bombers. >> bill: right. but it would be more than, well, a calculation that i may be i'll go over to the taliban. these are people who really want. is it so chaotic that any taliban can get an afghan uniform? n they take their gear to the market all the time. >> bill: so that's no problem. and the police are different from the afghan army, right? >> i worked with the afghan army. i wouldn't trust the police in any way, shape, or form. >> bill: why? >> talking about afghans, talking about afghans. they tint like the
. >> bill: some reason i think the taliban have been able to infiltrate. >> they feel the taliban has the power now. we're leaving and within a year, year or two, then the taliban still going to be there. so the taliban are just sitting back, wait 'til we leave, and -- >> bill: so you think at that some afghan troops are being >> i do.ed b >> bill: but usually the ones that attack americans are killed right away. so they have to be pretty devoted to the taliban to...
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. >> bill: the taliban really we want away. let's look at afghanistan and iran in particular and then libya at the end of the discussion. in afghanistan, you have a lot of friendly so-called friendly, but it's really taliban fanatics infiltrating because as one of the soldiers told me last week, you can buy afghan army uniforms at any marketplace in afghanistan. they're around. so if you want to dress up like an afghany soldier and you're a taliban or al-qaeda terrorist, you can do that and walk in and blow yourself up or shoot them dead. i don't know any army that could stop that, colonel peters. i mean, you know, i don't know if it's a failure of our policy in afghanistan rather than a good tactic by the taliban fanatics. >> well, it's both. the taliban have wisely used all the poor man's nukes, as it were, ied's, suicide bombers, and these green on blue assassinations. you know, you played a clip in the intro, bill n which obama said that in his election campaign in 2008, he promised he'd wind down the war in afghanistan. th
. >> bill: the taliban really we want away. let's look at afghanistan and iran in particular and then libya at the end of the discussion. in afghanistan, you have a lot of friendly so-called friendly, but it's really taliban fanatics infiltrating because as one of the soldiers told me last week, you can buy afghan army uniforms at any marketplace in afghanistan. they're around. so if you want to dress up like an afghany soldier and you're a taliban or al-qaeda terrorist, you can do that...
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we routed the taliban, we did not defeat them, and then we left and went to iraq. so president obamaad to put a plan in place and a timetable to get it done. so it may not be as fast as we woulall ke, t the ct the cost of this war, in terms of our human treasure, the most important part, our young people, the casualties to their lives and to their physical well-beingnd their mental -- it's all physical, mental or not. so, yeah, i do think that this is taking to us a place where we should really understand that war, as a resolution of conflict, is an obsolete idea. and we should take the debate to a bigger place, a bigger place. i'll never get over the fact that presideustooks into war on a false premise, that he knew was false, that his administration knew was false, for a different agenda, and look how long we stayed in iraq. >> whether or not it ends up becoming an issue in the presidential race, is this a matteror congress to decide, in terms of when we leave, befo the electorer esidt's call? >> well, it's a combination. because when we won in '06, one of the bi
we routed the taliban, we did not defeat them, and then we left and went to iraq. so president obamaad to put a plan in place and a timetable to get it done. so it may not be as fast as we woulall ke, t the ct the cost of this war, in terms of our human treasure, the most important part, our young people, the casualties to their lives and to their physical well-beingnd their mental -- it's all physical, mental or not. so, yeah, i do think that this is taking to us a place where we should really...
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the taliban claiming responsibility for this. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in a shootout between afghan american troops. >>> two people are dead and one person in critical condition after a shooting at a florida vfw post. a motorcycle club several arms men reportedly showed up firing weapons. it looked like a fight between two motorcycle groups. several people were arrested but no one has been charged yet. >>> a cameraman who accompanied iran's president for the u.n. general assembly is seeking asylum. he didn't say when he defected. this comes a week after mahmoud ahmadinej ahmadinejad's top advisor gave controversial material about the premiere leader. lindsay lohan can'tut of trouble. the actress calling police over the weekend claiming she had been chokeed by a party pal in her new york city hotel room. lohan reportedly confronted this guy after she realized he had been taking cell phone pictures and e-mailing them to friends. they raised christian lab bella a former staffer for illinois congressman.
the taliban claiming responsibility for this. the attack comes a day after two americans were killed in a shootout between afghan american troops. >>> two people are dead and one person in critical condition after a shooting at a florida vfw post. a motorcycle club several arms men reportedly showed up firing weapons. it looked like a fight between two motorcycle groups. several people were arrested but no one has been charged yet. >>> a cameraman who accompanied iran's...
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the taliban is clearly trying to split us apart. but it won't work. >> reporter: military officials say that sometimes these insider attacks are carried out by members of the taliban who have infiltrated the afghan army and sometimes they are caused by arguments but usually the attacker is killed in the fire fight that follows. shannon? >> shannon: peter doocy thank you very much. >>> the premise of these conversations, the premise of your tax reform point is as if the economic pie is fixed and it is government's job to redistribute. that is not how the world works. we want to grow the pie and we want economic opportunity. >> shannon: three days away from the first presidential debate and less than six days away from the election. gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan expressed concern for the economy and stronger foreign policy in countries like iran and russia and opened up about how his own debate is shaping up against vice president biden. i was sitting down this morning with chris wallace to get all of the details ahead of
the taliban is clearly trying to split us apart. but it won't work. >> reporter: military officials say that sometimes these insider attacks are carried out by members of the taliban who have infiltrated the afghan army and sometimes they are caused by arguments but usually the attacker is killed in the fire fight that follows. shannon? >> shannon: peter doocy thank you very much. >>> the premise of these conversations, the premise of your tax reform point is as if the...
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a new report says the united states has given up on a peace deal with the taliban. a member of the coalition telling the times a new goal will let africans work out the deal once coalition forces leave. the 2014 dead lane for combat operation weakens the chance for a deal. the race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. republican senator scott brown and democrat elizabeth warren trade blows in their second debate for the massachusetts senate seat. warren once again facing the heat for becoming a native american. >> i have never used native american to get into college or law school or not to get hired in any job. >> senator brown making an appeal to all voters. >>> i don't work for anybody. i work for the people of massachusetts. that's what being an independent is all about. a good idea is a good idea regardless of where it comes from. that is evidenced my voting record and being named the least pardoned senator in the united states senate. >> it shows warren with 49 percent of the vote and brown with 45 percent. that's within a margin of error. if
a new report says the united states has given up on a peace deal with the taliban. a member of the coalition telling the times a new goal will let africans work out the deal once coalition forces leave. the 2014 dead lane for combat operation weakens the chance for a deal. the race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. republican senator scott brown and democrat elizabeth warren trade blows in their second debate for the massachusetts senate seat. warren once again facing the...
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has failed these schools or medical sense to centers where established when hopes were high that the taliban and other insurgents would be defeated and afghanistan would become a western style democracy but that hasn't happened in the last decade or so but especially with prime minister david cameron own party to cut down on foreign aid the british troops as well as the rest of the nato contingent are having a hard time so those hopes have been dashed and it is clear that the west is losing interest because the cost is too high and therefore the question are right for countries like britain why should we. pay a lot of money to run these facilities if we're going to pull out and afghans i mean our troops amnesty international has just come to our shores joining us songs that he will not face on war the extradition to the us he sent to sweden it's sad that the whistleblower has accused of sex crimes but many see that as a pretext for moving him to america way he could face the death penalty and we can expose spence says washington's treatment office on jazz and anime is effectively an attack o
has failed these schools or medical sense to centers where established when hopes were high that the taliban and other insurgents would be defeated and afghanistan would become a western style democracy but that hasn't happened in the last decade or so but especially with prime minister david cameron own party to cut down on foreign aid the british troops as well as the rest of the nato contingent are having a hard time so those hopes have been dashed and it is clear that the west is losing...
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it happened in an area where the taliban claims responsibility. nato cut back on joint patrols because of the number of insider attacks where supposed afghan security forces have turned on their u.s. and nato partners, calling them green on blue attacks. it was a suspected insider attack or green on blue attack this weekend that brought that number of u.s. military deaths in afghanistan to 2,000. a grim milestone now in the 11-year war. are there any indications the insider attacks speed up the withdrawal date? >>reporter: the u.n. secretary-general hinted so much in brussels in an interview with the guardian newspaper, and the top u.s. commander in afghanistan addressed this issue of insider attacks with cbs on "60 minutes" recently the i am mad at hell. it is reverberating across the united states. we are willing to sacrifice a lawsuit but we are not willing to be murdered for it. >>reporter: after the video went viral, the general ordered the joint patrols be stopped. they were stopped for 10 days. the nato head says they have resumed. >>shepar
it happened in an area where the taliban claims responsibility. nato cut back on joint patrols because of the number of insider attacks where supposed afghan security forces have turned on their u.s. and nato partners, calling them green on blue attacks. it was a suspected insider attack or green on blue attack this weekend that brought that number of u.s. military deaths in afghanistan to 2,000. a grim milestone now in the 11-year war. are there any indications the insider attacks speed up the...
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. >>> the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack this morning. officials say the bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint patrol of afghan and nato forces in the eastern part of the country. three nato service officers and four afghan police officers were among those killed. just this past weekend two americans were kimmed in an insider attack that may have involved insurgents in kabul. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan told cbs's "60 minutes" just how he feels about a spike in these so-called green on blue attacks. >> well, i'm mad as hell about them to be honest with you. we're going to get after this. it reverberates everywhere. across the united states. we're -- we're willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign. we're not willing to be murdered for it. >> u.s. troops have been training afghan forces to defend their country as america plans to pull out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >>> the obama administration now defending its original assessment of the attack that killed four americans in libya on september 11t
. >>> the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack this morning. officials say the bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint patrol of afghan and nato forces in the eastern part of the country. three nato service officers and four afghan police officers were among those killed. just this past weekend two americans were kimmed in an insider attack that may have involved insurgents in kabul. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan told cbs's "60 minutes"...
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soldiers helmet cam captures a gun battle with the taliban. it happened back in april. the soldier is heard yelling on the video, i'm hit, i'm hit. after running out without cover to draw fire away from his squad. officials say he suffered just minor shrapnel wounds from bullets which actually struck his weapon. >>> the white house confirming a hack attack on its computer system but says it was detected and foiled, and no classified information was at risk. officials are playing down a published report that hackers linked to china's government broke into a system used by the white house military office for nuclear commands. >>> all right we had some heart-stopping video out of new york city. a 72-year-old man desperately trying to escape a fire hangs on for dear life from this third floor apartment window. then, he lets go. there it is. wow. friends and neighbors below, they catch him. the whole thing, meanwhile, caught on cell phone video. local stations are reporting that ronnie poe did not suffer any broken bones. lucky man. >>> american airlines has grounded several
soldiers helmet cam captures a gun battle with the taliban. it happened back in april. the soldier is heard yelling on the video, i'm hit, i'm hit. after running out without cover to draw fire away from his squad. officials say he suffered just minor shrapnel wounds from bullets which actually struck his weapon. >>> the white house confirming a hack attack on its computer system but says it was detected and foiled, and no classified information was at risk. officials are playing down a...
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so those conversations about reconciliation, including the taliban, are ongoing and that was part of the conversation. >> thank you, good to see you. >>> one person has been found dead in a wind-driven wildfire in southern california. the fire east of san diego near the mexican border is threatening dozens of buildings this morning. officials say the person who died was an elderly man who ignored the order to evacuate. his body was found inside one of the 20 homes destroyed by the flames. the fire has burned nearly 2,500 acres thus far. >>> this morning another apparent mistake by nfl replacement officials has set off a new fire storm of criticism after last night's green bay seattle game, everyone was confused and the losing team was furious. jeff glor is here. >> the ref noticeably pushed one defender out of the way and turned an almost certain victory for the green bay packers into a stunning win for the seattle seahawks. >> who did they give it to? touchdown! >> reporter: the reaction was immediate. >> unbelievable. >> how does jennings not get credit for the interception, i have
so those conversations about reconciliation, including the taliban, are ongoing and that was part of the conversation. >> thank you, good to see you. >>> one person has been found dead in a wind-driven wildfire in southern california. the fire east of san diego near the mexican border is threatening dozens of buildings this morning. officials say the person who died was an elderly man who ignored the order to evacuate. his body was found inside one of the 20 homes destroyed by...
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so the taliban miscalculate the situation if they think their situation will be better by the end of 2014. they will be faced with a very strong and capable afghan security force. >> rose: we continue by looking at a new project in brooklyn, it's a basketball arena and a development. it brought together interesting people, including mikhail prokhorov and irina prok rovea his sister, bruce ratner the developer and karen brooks hop hopkins. >> i think the barkley center is in keeping with the spirit of brooklyn. >> wh n what way? >> it's like very energetic and you know in the history there were a lot of claims to change urban landscapes just ifill tow and we do remember that the eiffel tower, we can't imagine paris without it and i think it's just a matter of getting used to it. >> rose: nato and brooklyn when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. > roe: anderfograsmussen is here, he is the secretary general of nato, he was the prime minister of denmark for eight years before assuming his current post in 2009.
so the taliban miscalculate the situation if they think their situation will be better by the end of 2014. they will be faced with a very strong and capable afghan security force. >> rose: we continue by looking at a new project in brooklyn, it's a basketball arena and a development. it brought together interesting people, including mikhail prokhorov and irina prok rovea his sister, bruce ratner the developer and karen brooks hop hopkins. >> i think the barkley center is in keeping...
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one or two thousand and two the taliban felt they will. be forgotten and so it be appropriate to become part of the mainstream after all the protestant has to be at peace again it will be hard at that time if not because it is human least the next stage was upbeat and decide no we don't want in the last ten years have seen that you have grown from strength to strength you've got more support amongst the people. so my point is. they will become strong. they really become strong if they vote loss but. when the peace comes and that is upon the stone again. the peace only comes when the what is shared by all the state workers or the important group rather be thought about but not the right answer because. a lot of us and so that becomes a government of consensus no one group. and they disappeared one can say. that one billion or two were in fact. before the american invasion some of those i believe that the taliban support will only last in the not just here in the country to fight even be to move plans because the thought of money do not fit.
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that was banned under the taliban. better health care and new clinics have boosted life expectancy by as much as 22 years, but those gains could be temporary if the villagers here are right and the afghan government can't hold the country together, the taliban will fight their way back, undefeated by a superpower. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting for us. "the new york times" reporting the u.s. ais bandening hopes of a peace deal with the taliban right on the front page today. the report says that goal has been scrapped in favor of a less ambitious plan that would have the after ghans work out a deal among themselves once u.s. combat troops withdraw. >>> now members of boeing will return to the bargaining table this afternoon after the union overwhelmingly rejected the company's most recent contract offer. the union's current contract expires on saturday. let's get the latest from karen chao. she's live for us in london. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, willie. there are early alarm bells ringing
that was banned under the taliban. better health care and new clinics have boosted life expectancy by as much as 22 years, but those gains could be temporary if the villagers here are right and the afghan government can't hold the country together, the taliban will fight their way back, undefeated by a superpower. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting for us. "the new york times" reporting the u.s. ais bandening hopes of a peace deal with the taliban right on the front page...